Gas cooking-stove.



L. KAHN.

GAS COOKING STOVE.

APPLICATION FILED APR. 5,1909.

Patented Aug. 17, 1909.

Wit es je s" UNITED STATESJPATENT OHIO.

i zt an KAHN, or HAMILTON, onto, ASSIGNOR TO ESTATE STOVE'COMPANY, m,

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To cill whom it may concern:

' Be itknown' that I, LAZARD KAHN, a citizen of the United States, residing at Hamilton, Butler. county, Ohio, have invented certain new and useful lmprovements in Gas Cooking-Stoves, of which the following is a specification.

' This-invention will-be'readily understood from the following description taken in. con} nection wlt-h the accompanying winch:

Figure 1 is a' pers ective view of a gas from the sides of the burnertop at its rear portion:- 3, the'oven, for baking or for broilingor for both zsupported by the brackets:' 4, a rear wall plate extending sidewise from bracket to bracket and extending vertically from stoveto'p tooven bottom: 5,a pipecollar'to receive a pipe to carry-off the spent gases; 6, a flue disposed at the rearof the stove and having its upper end in connec= lower endcommunicating, through an open-.

tion" with the pipe collar and having its ing-in rear wall 4, with the spacewalled by the brackets and the wall plate: T,-the oven floor: 8, an inwardly presenting grooved "guideway disposed at the inner face of the top of each bracket: 9, a shelf plate arran ed formed at each'side edge of the curtain-plate, j

for sliding motion in the guideways 8 so t at it may occupy a position entirely beneath the oven or partially. out from beneath the oven: 10, inwardly presenting guidew'ays,

formed at the side margins of shelf-plate 9, the exterior of these guideways being the portions of plate 9 by which that plate engagesthe fixed guideways 8: 11-, an upwardly presenting flange at the forward edge of shelf-plate 9: 12, a curtain-plate adapted to extend vertically from'the forward edge of the shelfeplate to the mam, stovetop: 13, a hooking bead formed on the upper edge of the curtain-plate and adapted to' loosely engage, hookwise, the flange 11 of] the shelf-plate, this bead having .a length less than the distance between the inner flanges of the guideways 10: andl i, a bead Specification of Letters Patent. Application filed April 5, 1909; Serial No. 488,000.

drawingin v the usual] lllfllll burner top: 2,.bracket-s standing 'up Patented Aug. 17, 1909.-

hese beads: being adapted to slide freely in the guideways 10, and their leiigth being such that when the curtain is vertical they jVlll come just below the shelf-plate.

The drawings, with the exception of Fig; 3, show the shelf-plate partially withdrawn from under the oven, and show the curtainplate in vertical position. Underthese fconditions' the cook niaydo work-with the oven without danger from the burners of; the

main stove top, and at the same timefithe forwardly projecting portion ofthe shelf-' plate serves as a convenient rest," The cur tam-plate may be turned to-horiz'01'ita1-posi-- tion and then beslid rearwardly so as to occupy a position over the shelf-plate, thus giving free access to the main top burners while there is still a convenint-res'tforrried by the projecting portion of the shelf-plate to which the curtain has addedadditional srrength. *The combined shelfand .burtain may be! pushed inwardly so as to beicompletely housed under the oven. 1

v The shelf-plate and curtain may beiread ily withdrawn from the general structure,

8b.: for purposes of clean1ng,'and the curtain may be readily disengaged fromthe shelf. In this generalcl'ass of cook ng stoves the oven bottom is subjected to the destructive actlon of steam and gases from themam" top burners. When the shelf-plate is puslred E: clear back under the oven it forms a protec- '5' tion for the oven-bottom and thusvastly increases thelife of the oven bottom, which is generally formed of sheet metalfIn addition the fine at the back of the oven serves in ventilating the space between, the oven .bottom and the main top of the stove, thus lessening the destructive effect of vapors and gases from the main portion of the stove and also withdrawing odors and making the position in front of the stove generally more Y comfortable for the cook, the atmosphere of the kitchen being also made more pleasant.

I The heat of 'the oven increases the drawing power of the ventilating flue.

When the shelf-plate is drawn out andthecurtain is standing vertically then thebeads at the sides of the -curtain aid ln-sup'portmg 105"- the projection of the 'shelf plate. Y

I claim 1 A gas stovelcomprising, fa inain top,f brackets extendin upwardly from thefrear portion of the si es thereo anoven s11 ported by the. tops, of the brackets movable protecting structure adapted to exbrackets extending upwardlyfrom the rear portion of the sides thereof, an oven sup ported by the tops of the brackets, a shelfplate supported underneath and adjacent to the bottom of the oven and adapted to slide inwardlyand outwartily so as towtake position entirely under the oven when 1 )1'o jcctl'ng main top, and a curtain-plate inovably connected with the forward edge of said shelfolate and extending downwardly'*-toward the forward portion of the main top. combined substantially as set forth.

4. A gas stove comprising, a main top, brackets extending upwardly from the rear portion of the sides thereof, an oven supported by .the tops of the brackets, guideways under the oven at its (ends, a shelfplate adapted to slide inwardly and outwardly in said guides so as to take position entirely under the oven or projecting outwardly over the forward portion of the main top, and a curtain-plate niovably connected with the forward edge of said slielf plate and extending downward anl toward the forward portion of the main top, combined substantially as set forth.

5. A gas stove comprisin a main top, brackets extending upwardly from the rear .tain adapted to slide rearwardly in said ported by the tops of the b 'ackets, guidei portion of the sides thereof, an oven supways under the oven at its ends, a shelfplate engaging said guideways and projecting forwardly from the oven and adapted to slide inwardly under the oven, flanges forming 'uideways at the ends of the shelfplate, am a curtain-plate movably attached to the forward edge of the shelf-plate and adapted to he slid into the hanged guidcays of the shelf-plate, whereby the sheifplate and curtain may both be housed under the oven, combined substantially as set forth.

6. A stove comprising, a main top, brackets extending upwardly from the rear portion of the sides thereof, an oven supported by thetops of the brackets, guide ways under the oven at its ends, ashelfplate projecting forwardly from the oven and adapted to slide rearwardly. in said guideways, flanged guideways on the ends of the shelf-plate, an upturned flange on the forward edg e o f-, t he shelf-plate, and a curtain adaptdltoxslide 'rearwardly in .said

flanged guideways and having an open bead engaging saidiu'pturned flange and serving to connect the-icuift'aii'i with the shelf-plate when the curtain is invertical position, combined substantially as set forth.

'7. i gas stove comprising, a main top,

rackets extending upwardly from the rear portion of the sides thereof, an-oven supi ported by the tops of the brackets, guideways under the c -'en at its ends, a shelf-plat projecting forwardly from the oven and 1 adapted to slide rearnardly in said guidcoutwardly over the forward pornon ot the ways, ilanged guideways on the ,ends of the shelf-plate, an upturned flange on the forward edge of the'shelf-plate, a curtain adapted to slide rearwardly in saidiianged guideways and having an open bead engaging said upturned llange and serving to connect the curtain with the shelf-plate when the curtain is in vertical position, and rolled heads at the side edges of said curtain adapted to engage within said flanged guideways, combined substantially as set forth.

8. A gas stove comprising, a main top, brackets extending upwardly from the rear portion of the sides thereof, an oven sup ported by the-tops of the brackets, guide- Ways under the oven at its ends, ashelfplate projecting forwardly from the oven and adapted to slide rearwardly in sa1d guideways, flanged guideways 011 the ends of the shelf-plate, an upturned flange on the forward edge of the shelf-plate, a curflanged guideways and having an open-L ;.bead engaging said upttu'ned-tiange and serving to connect the curtain with the shelf-plate when the curtain is in vertical position, and rolled heads at the side edges of said curtain adapted to engage within said flanged guideways, said rolled beads being of such length as to take supporting position under the shelf-plate when the curtain is in vertical position at the front of the shelf-plate, combined substantially as set foith.

LAZARD HAHN. Witnesses:

ELMER R. Snrrrrr, M. S. BELDEN. 

